Monaco

Overview

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Rivier, a few kilometeres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. The map in specific is set on the Rock of Monaco, part of Monaco City, one of the 4 quarters of Monaco.

Unlike Seoul, Monaco is more horizontally focused than vertically. You'll find parks, a Cathedral, and gardens instead of high-rises and hospitals.

Pre-Release Appearances

The Old Town Monaco map was teased via Twitter in November 2021.

Twitter Teaser

Monaco was the first map for THE FINALS to be teased, with streets lined with the flag of Monaco appearing in the first game teaser published by Embark Studios[1] on Twitter in November 2021.

Announcement Teaser

Monaco was shown briefly in the announcement teaser, with a wrecking ball destorying a building and a team running down one of the many alleys.

Closed Alpha Trailer

Monaco was the only map to be released for the Closed Alpha playtest for THE FINALS, running from September 29th to October 3rd, 2022 and is the focus of the Closed Alpha Trailer

Closed Beta Trailer

Monaco was also included, alongside Seoul, in the Closed Beta playtest for THE FINALS, running from March 7th to March 22nd, 2023. It is briefly shown at the start of the Closed Beta Trailer.

Points Of Interest

The Duck And Cover map modifer's effect on the Cathedral.

The Cathedral

The cathedral, based on the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate, in the center of the map is the focal point of the map. The bottom floor is mainly reserved for the four spiral staircases on the corners of the catherdral and dozens of pews in the middle of the church. The second floor is mostly just access to windows facing out every direction, making for excellent cover. On the North and south ends of the Cathedral there are ropes allowing for access to the roof of the church. During the Duck & Cover map modifer, the church is removed and replaced with rubble.

Construction Yard

The construction yard is located directly east of the Cathedral, with a clearing between it and the construction site itself. The building has five stories. With access determined by a single starcase on the far east of the yard, or via the zipline attached to the Crane in the middle of the site.The middle of the site is open, allowing for easy access to the bottom floors from the upper ones.

Courtyard(Plaza)

The courtyard is the most open space in the map, with long sightlines looking back towards the buildings in Monaco. The courtyard is surrounded on the west by a LCD screen preventing contestants from roaming. There are multiple objects providing cover on the approach to the center of the Courtyard, from a generator, to waist high walls contestants can crouch behind. It also has a wide variety of interactable objects, such as Cannons, and rasiable cover flanking the fountain located in the middle. This courtyard is based on the Place du Palais

Gardens

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Overview of Monaco from the Closed Beta Test

The gardens on the south of Monaco are a place of relative tranquility compared to the rest of the arena containing multiple statues, gardens, and parks. This area is based on the St Martin Gardens and features 3d scanned assets of real life objects.

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  Prince Albert I plaque
• Real-life plaque
  Real-life plaque
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Park

Located to the far east of the map. It is a small park and a storage container lot squashed between LCD screens and the buildings on the opposite side of it.

Forest

Running along the northern border of the map, the Forest is the largest POI in the map, It's a good reliable way to flank teams fighting in the town itself.

Features

• Steerable Cranes
• Interactable Cannons.
• Raisable Cover
• Lifts
• Ziplines

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